Eric Cray misses 400m Semis in IAAF World Championships 2015
Eric Cray missed to qualify to the next round for the 400m Hurdles semis at the e IAAF World Championships 2015 Beijing, China.
Cray clocked 50.04 and placed 6th among 8 runners in Heat 4. Only the top 4 in each heat will qualify for the semi finals. Yasmani Copello (TUR) placed 1st with 48.89s.
IAAF World Championships 2015
400m Hurdles Men Heats Results
Heat 4
1 Yasmani Copello (TUR) 48.89
2 Rasmus Mägi (EST) 49.18
3 Thomas Barr (IRL) 49.20
4 Wen Cheng (CHN) 49.56
5 Ivan Shablyuyev (RUS) 49.56
6 Eric Cray (PHI) 50.04
7 Bershawn Jackson (USA) 50.14
8 Johannes Hardus Maritz (NAM) 51.10
Overall, Cray’s clocking ranked 33rd among 40 bets in the event.
Eric Cray is currently the only Filipino athlete assured of a spot in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Cray won two gold medals for the Philippines in the recent SEA Games in Singapore for the 100m dash and 400m hurdles.
Cray has a personal best of 49.12 seconds which he registered during the Cayman Invite last May.
Watch Eric Cray’s performance in the 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Championships 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vNKj5RhJSA
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